Disgraceland

Adult audience, 12 years +

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Welcome to Disgraceland, a mythical mansion where the master of the house—the King himself—staggers between life and death as he navigates a grey zone that is all too bleak for eternal rest. In a kaleidoscopic universe where appearances are deceiving, four housemaids huddle around a fallen Elvis as he prepares to perform his final concert.

An epic adventure in which Elvis Presley is transported to a surreal world that questions the making of icons and our collective need to create immortal beings. – L’Hebdo Journal

Language: Without words

Running time: 45 minutes

Techniques: Human-sized puppets, masks, object theatre, sound manipulation

The show will be followed by a talkback with the artists.

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Photos

Photos: Etienne Boisvert and Patrice Tremblay

Company

Les Tables Tournantes, a collective composed of Joanie Fortin, Mylène Guay, and Iris Richert, explores the iconoclastic through puppetry. After completing a graduate diploma in contemporary puppet theatre at UQAM, they went on to create their first short piece, Graceland, which was presented at a number of festivals, followed by Elvis-Jukebox, in which the character is taken to another level, and finally Disgraceland, the closing episode in this outlandish series! With their next creation, Croyez-vous aux fées? (Do you believe in fairies?) Les Tables Tournantes revisits the collective imagination, hijacking symbols and clichés so as to challenge power dynamics and entrenched narratives.

Credits

Original idea and story: Joanie Fortin, Iris Richert

Stage direction and scenography: Joanie Fortin, Mylène Guay, Iris Richert

Contributing stage director: Marie-Pascale Bélanger

Puppets: Marie-Pascale Bélanger, Mylène Guay

Performance: Ariane Dubé-Lavigne, Joanie Fortin, Mylène Guay, Iris Richert

Stage manager: Varnen Pareanan

Music: Guido Del Fabbro, Joanie Fortin

Lighting: Mathieu Marcil

Outside eye: Anne Lalancette, Jacob Brindamour

Help with the turntables: Martin Tétreault

Les Tables Tournantes gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Association québécoise des marionnettistes, Sages Fous, and Théâtre de La Pire Espèce.

The show is sold out? Try your luck at the door! Arrive early. If reserved tickets become available at the last minute, we’ll be happy to put them back for sale.